Wondering if anyone can identify this rosewood species from the picture. I've only had indian rosewood, caribian rosewood, pau ferro and cocobolo in my shop and this looks completely different.

Mica has a pretty good eye for different species on that kinda' thing. There are a couple educated opinions on the UMGF who might hazard a guess too.


Madagascar rosewood is a hot commodity lately, so maybe that?


It's pretty. Can't tell the dimensions, but that's primo stuff in the acoustic guitar builder's world.

Thanks Greg!

Also, I am assuming it's rosewood. The dust/shavings were pink and smelled like heaven
Those are fingerboard size. Probably 2 3/8. The bookmatch is fresh cut and the one on the right hasn't been cut yet. That's what the outside looks like. Really dark, almost like gaboon but with the wider grain and stripes.

Man, that would one gorgeous fretboard!

Peter

Could be Camatillo or Kingwood. Some Cocobolo approaches these colors as well depending on the origin.

Do you have Identifying Wood? It's fun to try and solve these mysteries, and it's a great resource.

Quote from: mica on May 30, 2023, 12:43:49 PM
Could be Camatillo or Kingwood. Some Cocobolo approaches these colors as well depending on the origin.

Do you have Identifying Wood? It's fun to try and solve these mysteries, and it's a great resource.

Looking at other pictures of Camatillo makes me think you nailed it, Mica! The color is more pink than it photographed.

That looks like a fun book. I would nerd out reading that!

Quote from: cozmik_cowboy on May 30, 2023, 12:23:25 PM
Man, that would one gorgeous fretboard!
Peter

I'm very excited to have this material for some upcoming builds. I agree it is beautiful!

Any tips on polishing wood. On some of the finer cuts the surface looks like glass. Oil won't penetrate the grain. So I'm thinking make these fretboard super shiny!

In my upright bass shop, I wet-sand rosewood fingerboards, then polish and wax them with an oil-based finishing wax. Here are a few before/after pics.

Geez, those are gorgeous!

Greg, i don't think i have used anything on my rosewood classico fingerboard yet. Should I be using lemon oil or the same kind of stuff you are using on these boards to keep the wood in good condition?

A lemon oil wipe is fine once in a while, Jazzy. I'm not sure if the product I use is available in the U.K., but probably an equivalent. I use Minwax finishing wax, a petroleum-based paste that is especially good for preserving bare wood.

When I do these in my shop, it's usually following planing the fingerboard to true it up and remove years of wear. I'll follow the planing with sanding, then ultra-fine wet-sanding, almost like a lacquer finish. A little buff, then wax. I started using it on the  bare wood maple or beech necks years ago, and discovered that it really shines on dark wood fingerboards too.

Thanks, i have some lemon oil left so will give that a wipe soon.

https://www.howardproducts.com/product/feed-n-wax-wood-polish-and-conditioner/

I use feed n wax on my non ebony woods.